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16 Pages : 157-167

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).16      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).16      Published : Mar 2022

The Importance of Social Media ads in Enhancing Brand Equity: A Study on Fast- Food Restaurants in Lahore

    Social media platforms are used in many businesses for the marketing of their products and operations. The Lahore based restaurants are under observation of this research, and the impact of social media is highlighted in the meantime. The major objective of this study is to examine the impacts of social media in doing food business and how it influences their activities. A mix of qualitative and quantitative methods along with individual interviews was conducted. The results of the study showed that in the case of the restaurants business, social media has a positive impact and an increment in sales and flow of consumers. Facebook and Instagram are the major social media platforms used by restaurants. Word of mouth also plays a huge role.Nonetheless, social media provides cheap and accessible marketing to reach numerous people instantly.

    Social Media, Brand Equity, Fast-Food, Lahore, Pakistan, Facebook
    (1) Muhammad Shabi ul Hasnain
    MPhil Scholar, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Tanveer Hussain
    Assistant Professor, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Faiza Aslam
    Research Associate, Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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13 Pages : 126 - 136

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).13      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).13      Published : Jun 2022

FDI and Wage Nexus: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan

    Foreign capital inflows resulted in overall economic growth in many countries, but there are many concerns about its distributive effects,especially on fluctuating wages, which are still being investigated. The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment on domestic industry wages using micro-level data from Pakistan from 1996-97 to 2007-08. Foreign firms are expected to pay higher wages than that domestic firms in order to attract more labor; thus, if foreign and domestic firms compete in the same labor market, domestic firms would pay higher wages to recruit jobs, resulting in rising average domestic industry wages. The empirical analysis also shows that in Pakistan, FDI inflows raise industry wage premiums.The findings of the study are robust by the inclusion of various globalization and sector-related variables. To reap higher wages, Pakistan's government should promote FDI at the industry level.

    Foreign Direct Investment; Wage Premium; Manufacturing Sector; Pakistan
    (1) Qamer un-Nisa
    Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Jabbar Ul-Haq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Nazia Nazeer
    Assistant Professor, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

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15 Pages : 147-162

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).15      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).15      Published : Jun 2022

Built Heritage of Mansehra Through the Ages and Prospects of Tourism

    The district of Mansehra, which is located on the historic Silk Road,has a long history of traditions. Several dynasties governed this region in the past, leaving their footprints in the form of heritage remnants. Hindus, Muslims,Sikhs, and British are the most noticeable among them. The current paper examines a few of these monuments and makes recommendations for how they may be used as tourist attractions. The current state of most structures is deplorable, and comprehensive conservation and tourist management strategy are urgently needed to optimize the benefits of cultural legacy.

    Mansehra, Heritage, Tourism, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    (1) Adnan Anwar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Junaid Bashir
    Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Foundation University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Anas Mahmud Arif
    Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.

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16 Pages : 163 - 175

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).16      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).16      Published : Jun 2022

Human Capital and Foreign Remittances in Pakistan

    This study analyzes the effects of foreign remittance on human capital by using the pooled data collected from HIES data sets, from 1998/99 to 2018/19. Two proxies (e.g., 1- mean years-of-schooling with age equal to 15 years and above, 2- mean years-of-schooling with age equal to 25 and above) are used for human capital. The panel data techniques, like Fixed effect,Random effect model, GLS regression, and Panel corrected standard error regression, are used. The results show a significant positive relationship between human capital measured in terms of both proxies and foreign remittances in overall Pakistan, but human capital in terms of the first proxy has a statistically significant association with foreign remittances in an urban and rural area, in terms of the second proxy, significant in urban, but not in rural areas. Per-capita-income has statistically significant positive effects on human capital in terms of both proxies in rural areas but does not have a significant effect in urban areas. It is recommended that the Government should formulate policies that can maximize the inflow of foreign remittances in Pakistan.

    Human Capital, Education, Foreign Remittances, Per Capita Income, Pakistan
    (1) Muhammad Yasir Nadeem
    Ph.D. Scholar, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ahmed Raza Cheema
    Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

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18 Pages : 184 - 195

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).18      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).18      Published : Jun 2022

Comparison and Analysis of Health Care Delivery System: Pakistan Versus Russia

    Health Care Delivery System, also abbreviated as HCDS, is a system devised by the state for the proper delivery of health care for their populations.This is a service providing system in which society's health is determined and steps are taken to maintain it. The aim of this article is to compare the healthcare delivery system (HCDS) of Pakistan and Russia. This research article presents the basic concept behind the health care delivery systems of two countries to take notice of the importance of human beings and take steps to maintain and promote the healthy life of the people of the community.Findings show the efficacy of this HCDS varies with the resources, demands and needs of the individuals along with the availability of finances. All the participants of a community receive the healthcare services continuously including health promotion, prevention of diseases, diagnosis and disease management, followed by rehab with palliative care. All of these are delivered at different levels of the system, at different sites of care as per the requirement of the users.

    Delivery System, Health Care, Pakistan, Russia
    (1) Shaheen Nazakat
    College of Nursing, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sajid
    Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

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17 Pages : 168-179

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).17      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).17      Published : Mar 2022

Financial Literacy and Adoption of Fintech: The Role of Financial Risk Tolerance

    Fintech is one of the novelty in the area of finance, it's a collaboration of finance and technology. Now a day's technology has become a significant part of the financial industry. Major products and services of Fintech include ATM, peer to peer lending, crowdfunding, and cryptocurrency. Understanding of financial terminology and acceptance of related risk of Fintech products and services are important. In that concern financial literacy and risk tolerance are significant element. This study has been conducted to evaluate how financial literacy and risk tolerance directly or indirectly can impact an entrepreneur for adoption of Fintech. After applying research method and data analysis from entrepreneur of Lahore, Pakistan, it has been concluded that financial.

    Financial Literacy, Fintech, ATM, Lahore, Pakistan
    (1) Safyan Majid
    Department of Commerce and Finance, GC University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Gulzaib Chaudhary
    Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Usman Ali
    Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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66 Pages : 546 - 553

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).66      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).66      Published : Dec 2019

Politics of Islamization and Women Rights in Pakistan

    Women empowerment and Islamization have critical relationship with each other in the political history of Pakistan. The domination of a single dogmatic thought process has affected the alternatives and has reduced the political space of almost half of the societal segment in the political sphere. The initiatives of women empowerment have been taken in Pakistan, but that empowerment could not trickle down to the masses. The slogans of empowerment further concentrate the power of the dominant elite in a same class. The process of Islamization started in Pakistan before its inception in 1947. Islamization got significant momentum during the Zia-ul-Haq regime in Pakistan in the 1980s. This paper is an attempt to explore the engagements of women with Islamization and how the process of Islamization influenced women's empowerment. The existing writings on Islamization largely focused on Islamic laws and their political manifestation in the polity of Pakistan. This study primarily focused on gendered dimensions and their linkages with Islamization. A qualitative approach has been used for exploring the core question, and it has been found that ideological state apparatuses are dominating both Islamization and women's political rights.

    Islamization, Women, Empowerment, Pakistan, Politics.
    (1) Saiqa Jabeen Shouket
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Islamic and Religious Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan/Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, The University of Nottingham United Kingdom.

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39 Pages : 428-436

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).39      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).39      Published : Mar 2022

Career Conditions in Pakistan: Using Connections as Career Moves

    This paper examines the role of social connections on the career trajectory of Pakistani employees in local organisations. Scholarship (Syed,2016; Saher & Mayrhofer, 2014; Mangi et al., 2012; Saher, 2010;Chatterjee, 2007; Khilji, 2003; Budhwar, 2001; Lyon, 2000; Sparrow & Budhwar, 1997; Mendonca & Kanungo,1994) has already highlighted the significant impact of social connections on the professional growth of individuals in India and Pakistan. However, in response to the calls for contextualising HRM practices and research, this paper is developing a culturally specific framework to reveal pervasive practices of career progression in Pakistan. Qualitative research has been conducted to get in-depth data on the issue at hand. This paper will extend a rare insider's view and future research directions.

    Career, Career Context, Connections, Loyalty, Indebtedness, Pakistan
    (1) Noreen Saher
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Iram Batool
    Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Asma Farheen
    Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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42 Pages : 430-437

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42      Published : Jun 2022

Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers

    This paper focuses on exploring the way ingrained cultural wisdom and mechanisms provide the base for actualising official roles in formal organisations. Most of the formal interactions and transactions are made through personalised dealings (Qadeer, 1999). Some senior scholars feel that such cultural wisdom/mechanisms (like VB) are not relevant anymore (Chaudhary, 1999), but the current research and existing practices are giving a different picture of reality (Saher & Mayrhofer, 2014; Saher et al., 2014;
    Qadeer, 1999). Considering this lacuna in literature and between literature and practice, this paper is going to unravel the process of informalization in formal organisations and will contribute to the ongoing debate on convergence divergence. This paper will also discuss the implications and extend guidance for future research in this field.

    Convergence-divergence, Female Teachers, School, Vartan Bhanji, Indigenous Wisdom, Pakistan
    (1) Noreen Saher
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Hadiba Kanwal
    Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Nimra Nimra
    Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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67 Pages : 554-561

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).67      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).67      Published : Dec 2019

Russia's Global Strategic Rebalancing: Implications for Pakistan

    Russia under Vladimir Putin’s leadership has assumed a personalised character which has drastically transformed its domestic and defence policy as well as its global grand strategy. The main contour of the grand strategy is a strategic rebalancing in the places of its influence including its near abroad and its area of interest including Asia, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Putin’s leadership and psychological orientation have a fundamental role in the materialisation of this transformation and the study of this factor serves as a lens to explain Russia’s resurgence and also provides a guide to Russia’s future foreign policy. One of the significant aspects of the strategic rebalancing is Russia’s increasing influence in South Asia and the projects of building transport and trade corridor. While China remains another significant powerful player with similar geostrategic and geoeconomic plans; states such as Pakistan foresee great challenges as well as opportunities which emerge as a result of the increasing influence of Russia and China in the region and the lingering dissonance in Pakistan’s relations with the United States of America.

    Russia, Balance of Power, Putin, Leadership, Strategic Rebalancing, Pakistan
    (1) Ahmed Ijaz Malik
    Faculty Members, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Nadeem Mirza
    Faculty Members, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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